Not a tinkle but a gong
That was where it went wrong
Knew then why it had been so long
Since hearing your loving song
Why we were no longer strong
Thought—you and I belong
Dancing together to “our song”
Instead, an ending bell.
https://dversepoets.com/2022/10/17/quadrille-162-for-whom-the-bell-tolls/
The Bag Lady 
awesome poetry! 🙂
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A punch to end, powerful.
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Thank you
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Yep. Sooner or later, and hopefully the latter, the bell tolls for us all.
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I like your opening lines here too. Nicely done.
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Thanks!
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Those two opening lines will be stuck in my head for some time, Cheryl! The rhythm and the end rhyme work so well, and the final line, with its ‘ending’ bell, does just that. Nicely done!
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Thanks so much!
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Not many things more sorrowful than when love has started to fade 😦
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